2026 OC 3x3 Tournament Rules

21 points or 18 minutes, whichever comes first. The clock is running and does not stop.

1 player from either team will attempt a 2-point shot from the top of the 2-point arc for first possession honors.

Each team will receive 1 x 30-second time-out in the first 16 minutes of each game. No time outs in the last 2 minutes of each game. If a time-out is not used in regulation play, it will not carry over into overtime. Clock does not stop during timeouts.

If there is a tie score at the end of the 18-minute time limit, each team will have 1 additional possession to score. If the score is still tied, the game will go to sudden death. First possession decided by a single 2pt shot attempt. If there is a dispute about who gets to shoot the shot, the shooter will be determined by coin flip or rock, paper, scissors.

All girls/women and boys between grades 3-6th will use a 28.5" basketball (Size 6). A full size 29.5" basketball (Size 7) will be used for all male brackets from grades 7th to adult. A ball from either team must be provided to play.

The ball must be "checked" by an opposing player before it is put into play only after dead balls (e.g., after timeouts, fouls, ball out of bounds). No check is required after a made basket. Once the ball has been checked IT IS LIVE. The check-in must occur behind the designated line at the top of the key, outside the 2pt arc. The on-ball defenders must remain on the inside of the arc until the checked ball touches the hands of the offensive player. Once the ball is checked (touches offensive player's hands) the defense may defend outside the 3pt line.

The referee will call the fouls. Once a team reaches 6 fouls (team fouls), all subsequent fouls (both shooting and non-shooting) will result in free throws.

• Non-shooting fouls (before 6 team fouls): 1 free throw
• Non-shooting fouls (after 6 team fouls): 2 free throws
• Shooting fouls (1pt shot): 1 free throw (plus the basket if made)
• Shooting fouls (2pt shot): 2 free throws (plus the basket if made)

When a foul is called and the basket is made, the basket counts and the appropriate number of free throw shots is awarded. A change of possession results following the last free throw shot, regardless of whether the free throw is made or missed, with the exception of intentional or flagrant fouls described below.

An intentional foul is a foul designed to neutralize an opponent's obvious advantageous position. It is a foul which, based on a referee's observation of the act, is not a legitimate attempt to directly play the ball. A foul shall also be ruled intentional, based on the referee's observation of the act, if while attempting to play a ball, a player causes excessive contact.

An intentional foul will result in two free throw shots and the offended team maintains possession of the ball, which is taken at the backcourt line.

A flagrant foul may be of a violent or savage nature, or an act, which displays unacceptable conduct. It may or may not be intentional. It may also involve dead ball contact or dialogue which is extreme or persistent, savage or abusive.

A flagrant foul will result in two free throw shots and the offended team maintains possession of the ball, which is taken out at the backcourt line. The player committing the foul will be suspended from play for the remainder of that game. The court monitor, referee's, or tournament official's decision is final. Further, any ejection will be reviewed and removal from the remainder of the tournament will be left up to the sole discretion of the Tournament Director.

All technical fouls, including taunting, baiting, trash talking, and profanity will result in two free throws and possession of the ball. A second technical foul will result in disqualification for the remainder of the game.